Tag: Artefacts

Egypt recovers 114 artefacts smuggled to France

The Egyptian Public Prosecution’s investigations, in cooperation with French judicial authorities, had…

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Italy returns two Greco-Roman artefacts to Egypt

Two historic pieces had been smuggled into Italy and were seized in…

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‘Secrets of Sunken Egypt’ exhibition artefacts return home after overseas tour

Those sunken antiquities were discovered in Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria

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Grand Museum receives 346 artefacts from Old, Middle Kingdoms

One of most important artefacts transferred is rectangular board for seven oils…

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Egypt thwarts attempt to smuggle artefacts in 16 parcels

The 16 parcels contained several possible antiquities, replicas, and moulds used to…

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Egypt sentences Boutros Raouf Ghali to 30 years for smuggling artefacts

The court also sentenced three others, including Italian ex-honourary consul to Egypt…

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Grand Egyptian Museum receives 140 artefacts

The transferred relics will be showcased at the old kingdom hall at…

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Egypt’s top prosecutor orders arrest of former Italian Consul over smuggling ancient antiques

He also ordered referral of other suspects in same case to Criminal Court

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NMEC displays 5,000 artefacts donated by AUC

Antiquities legally processed by the university were unearthed in 1960s   

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Repatriation: Why Western museums should return African artefacts

A more serious problem is that the collections retain and perpetuate the…

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